CONTRACT NUMBER: GS-35F0524V
Contract  Effective Dates: June 15, 2009 through June 14,2014

 

SIN 132-51 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

 

FPDS Code D301   IT Facility Operation and Maintenance

FPDS Code D302   IT Systems Development Services

FPDS Code D306   IT Systems Analysis Services

FPDS Code D307   Automated Information Systems Design and Integration Services

FPDS Code D308   Programming Services

FPDS Code D310   IT Backup and Security Services

FPDS Code D311   IT Data Conversion Services

FPDS Code D316   IT Network Management Services

 

YADARI ENTERPRISES  LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

 

Administrative Specialists

 

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Provides administrative support such as technical typing, editing of word processing and other computer-based manuscripts, integration of various sources into a cohesive product which may be delivered as computer-based magnetic media, preparation of graphical and narrative presentation material. provides assistance with maintaining personnel and other files; prepares correspondence, schedules and coordinates travel. Supports the development of contract deliverables and reports by developing and updating graphic presentations to improve the quality and enhance the usability of these documents. 

Responsible for integrating the graphics generated with automated tools and the deliverable documents.

 

Minimum Education: AA/2yr exp or HS w/4 yrs exp

 

Application Programmer (Junior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Participates in the design of software tools and subsystems to support reuse and domain analysis. Assists Applications Engineer and Applications Programmer to interpret software requirements and design specifications to code and integrate and test software components.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Applications Engineer (Intermediate)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Works from specifications to develop or modify software applications. Assists with design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging and documentation of programs. Applications generally dealing with utility programs, job control language, macros, subroutines and other control modules. Works on most phases of software systems programming applications, and may require instruction and guidance in other phases.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Applications Engineer (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Designs software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Manages software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. Estimates software development costs and schedule. Reviews existing programs and assists in making refinements, reducing operating time and improving current techniques. Formulates and defines specifications for software applications or modifies and maintains existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation. Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other task personnel. Responsible for quality assurance review and the evaluation of existing and new software products.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Business Process Reengineering Specialist

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Applies process improvement and re-engineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects. Responsible for effective transitioning of existing project teams and the facilitation of project teams in the accomplishment of project activities and objectives. Additional duties may include activity and data modeling, developing modern business methods, identifying best practices, and creating and assessing performance measurements. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and provides additional forms of knowledge transfer. Key coordinator between multiple project teams to ensure enterprise-wide integration of reengineering efforts.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Communications Specialist

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Analyzes telecommunications characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput) and recommends procurement, removals and modifications to network components. Designs and optimizes network topologies and site configurations. Plans installations, transitions and cut-over of telecommunications components and capabilities. Coordinates requirements with users and suppliers.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Communications/Network Engineer

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Provides support in the translation of business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, MAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders. Also, provides in-depth engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives for government agencies in support of their strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Provides interface support to telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Computer Systems Analysts (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, and for progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinates with the Project and/or Program Manager to ensure problem solution and user satisfaction. Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations. Prepares milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives. Provides daily supervision and direction to support staff.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Database Administrator

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Manages the development of database projects. Plans and budgets staff and data base resources. When necessary, reallocates resources to maximize benefits. Prepares and delivers presentations on database management systems (DBMS) concepts. Provides daily supervision and direction to support staff.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Database Analyst/Programmer/ Architect

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Assists in the Design, implement and maintain moderately complex databases, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation and statistical methods. assists to Maintains database dictionaries, monitors standards and procedures and integration of systems through database design.Provides highly technical expertise in the use of DBMS. Evaluates and recommends available DBMS products to support validated user requirements. Defines file organization, indexing methods and security procedures for specific user applications.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Disaster Recovery Specialist

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Responsible for security and integrity of assigned electronic data, data systems, and data networks and provides support in the development of a government agencies emergency management and business recovery plans. Contributes knowledge of business processes, management structures, technology programs/platforms and performs functions pertaining to the agencies business risk assessment. Reviews and develops business recovery strategies. Drafts procedures for identifying failures and invoking contingency plans, creates response procedures and identifies communication channels. Communicates with various response teams during testing, actual execution of recovery procedures and supports the design, development, installation, implementation and administration of backup solutions. Also, makes recommendations to the user community and the operations group on system enhancements, designs and administers programs to include policies, standards, guidelines, training programs and a viable quality assurance process for disaster recovery.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Functional Analyst

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Analyzes customer/mission needs to determine functional requirements. Performs functional analysis to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Identifies resources required. Possesses requisite knowledge and expertise in the requirements field. Works with engineers on systems integration.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Functional Analyst (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Analyze user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements. Performs functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Identifies resources required for each task. Performs functional analysis to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Possesses expert knowledge and experience in the requirements and integration. Works with engineers on systems integration. Provides daily supervision and direction to support staff.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Hardware Technician (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Organizes and directs hardware installations. Analyzes and develops new hardware requirements and prepares specifications for hardware acquisitions. Directs and leads preparation of engineering plans and site installation technical design packages. Develops hardware installation schedules. Mobilizes installation team. Directs and leads preparation of drawings documenting configuration changes at each site. Prepares site installation and test reports. Coordinates post installation operations and maintenance support.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Help Desk Manager

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Provides daily supervision and direction to staff who are responsible for phone and in-person support to users, including e-mail, LAN/WAN, directories, standard desktop images and applications, COTS and GOTS applications. These personnel serve as the first point of contact for troubleshooting all IT related problems, including hardware/software, passwords, and printer problems.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Implementation Manager

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:

Ensures that adequate and appropriate planning is provided for hardware and communications for DHS facilities. Prepares engineering plans and site installation technical design packages. Provides coordination in the analysis, acquisition and installation of hardware, software. Manages efforts of a staff engaged in facility adds, moves or changes including analysis, telecommunications (LAN, WAN, voice, video) planning, cabling, IT requirements, etc. Performs site surveys. Assesses and documents current site network configuration and user requirements.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Information Engineer (Principal)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility:
Applies an enterprise-wide set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems on an enterprise-wide basis or across a major sector of the enterprise. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs enterprise wide strategic systems planning, business information planning, business and analysis. Performs process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts using both manual and automated tools; such as Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (I-CASE) tools. Applies reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Has experience with such methodologies as IDEF 0 process modeling and IDEF 1x data modeling. Provides technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Information Technology Consultant

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Leads major portions of large or medium projects, and leads small projects autonomously. Provides highly technical and specialized solutions to complex IT problems. Performs analyses and studies and prepares reports; Gathers facts through research, interviewing, surveys, etc. analyzes the client’s business, draws conclusions, prepares final reports and gives presentations. Uses in-depth consultative skills and business knowledge to practice business objectives and processes.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Information Technology Senior Consultant

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Performs as a consultant in highly specialized, leading edge information technologies and methodologies; Provides highly technical and specialized guidance concerning automated solutions to complex information processing problems; Performs elaborate analyses and studies; Prepares reports and gives presentations; The senior IT consultant manages the project work as defined by the government. Leads medium to large complex projects and major phases of very large projects. Provides highly technical and specialized guidance and solutions to complex IT problems; performs elaborate analyses and studies. The senior consultant also manages the fact-finding, analysis and development of hypothesis/conclusions, production of final reports and delivery of presentations. Responsible for ensuring that the project delivers to government expectations on time and to budget.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

IT Security Specialist

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Provide support to plan, coordinate, and implement the organization’s information security. Provide support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to IT systems. Experience in several of the following areas is required: understanding of business security practices and procedures; knowledge of current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current Internet/EC technology. Ability to serve as Information System Security Officer.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

IT Security Specialist (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Oversess the efforts of security staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements. Responsible for the implementation and development of the DHS IT security. Gathers and organizes technical information about an organization’s mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in the MLS arena. Performs risk analyses which also includes risk assessment. Provide support to plan, coordinate, and implement the organization’s information security. Provide support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of security related to IT systems. A working knowledge of several of the following areas is required: understanding of business security practices and procedures; knowledge of current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products, and current Internet/EC technology. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Project Manager

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Serves as the project manager for a large, complex task order (or a group of task orders affecting the same common/standard/migration system) and shall assist the Program Manager in working with the Government Contracting Officer (KO), the task order-level TMs, Government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Under the guidance of the Program Manager, responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and insuring that the technical solutions and schedules in the task order are implemented in a timely manner. Performs enterprise wide horizontal integration planning and interfaces to other functional systems.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Quality Assurance Analyst

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, review of program documentation to assure Government standards/requirements are adhered to, and for progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinates with the Project Manager and/or Quality Assurance Manager to ensure problem solution and user satisfaction. Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations. Prepares milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates and end user representatives.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Subject Matter Expert

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Develops requirements from a project’s inception to its conclusion for a particular IT subject matter area (i.e., simple to complex systems). Assists other project members with analysis and evaluation and with the preparation of recommendations for system improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance efforts in the following specialties: information systems architecture; networking; telecommunications; automation; communications protocols; risk management/electronic analysis; software; life-cycle management; software development methodologies; and modeling and simulation.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Systems Administrator

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 

Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provide support to IT systems including: day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client problems. Provide second level problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process. Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Must possess experience in one or mores systems and architectures and associated hardware: mainframe, mini, or client/server based.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Systems Architect

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Establishes system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems. Designs architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. Ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for agency IT architectures, and profiles of standards as they apply to the implementation and specific to the solution for the platform, integration with other systems, and the external interfaces. Ensures that the common operating environment is compliant. Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of work flows, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Systems Draftsman

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Develops engineering drawings, either infrastructure or application related, using computer-based drawing packages (e.g., Aptitude, AutoCAD, etc.). Develops engineering drawings for various reasons including site plans, electrical interconnects and mechanical plans for specialized hardware.

 

Minimum Education: BA or higher w/5 yrs exp. Or HS/ 9 yrs exp. / Assoc. w/7 yrs. Exp./ MS w/3 yrs exp. / Doctorate w/1 yr exp.

 

Systems Engineer (Senior)

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Provides identification/fixing of problems within existing systems, design/implementation of new systems and enhancement of existing systems. Participates in analysis, design and new construction of next generation IT systems. Responsible for understanding the needs of the customers and the realities of commercially available IT products, and creating requirements that will allow implementation by the development team. Experience as a systems engineer on one or more IT platforms is preferred. Must have solid technical background with a focus on IT systems. Skill areas include telecommunications (ex. – TCP/IP, OIS/CMIP/X25), operating systems (ex. – Windows, NT, UNIX), database/DBMS (ex. – Oracle, Access, Sybase) and applications (ex. – Tivoli, Peoplesoft, etc.) is required. Familiarity with ITIL, SEI/CMM desirable.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.

 

Technical Writer

General Experience/Functional Responsibility: 
Authors Technical documents, training material, reports, memoranda, and briefings. Compiles statistical data, survey information, and business requirements for publication in government reports, communications, and proposals.

 

Minimum Education: MS or higher / 6 yrs exp./ or HS w/12 exp. – Assoc. w/10 yrs. – BA/BS w/8 yrs exp. – Doctorate w/4 yrs exp.